Antidiabetic drugs are medicines developed to stabilise and control blood glucose levels amongst people with diabetes. Antidiabetic drugs are commonly used to manage diabetes.
There are a number of different types of antidiabetic drug including:
* Insulin
* Pramlintide (Amylin)
* GLP-1 receptor agonists (such as Byetta and Victoza)
* Oral hypoglycemics (tablets)
Antidiabetic drugs for type 1 diabetes
For people with type 1 diabetes, daily insulin injections are essential to maintain health.
Type 1 diabetics must also eat properly, keep blood glucose levels from going too low or too high, and monitor blood sugar levels.
In American, pramlintide, marketed as Amylin, is used in addition to insulin by some people with type 1 diabetes to further help control their diabetes.
Amylin is not currently prescribed in the UK.
Antidiabetic drugs for type 2 diabetes
For people with type 2 diabetes, diet and exercise may be enough to control blood glucose levels in some.
However, when diet and exercise is no longer efficient, anti-diabetic drugs may be prescribed.
Medication will either be taken orally in the form of tablets (oral hypoglycemics), or be injected (insulin and GLP-1 receptor agonists).
Antidiabetic treatment considerations for type 2 diabetes
Biguanides, such as Metformin, are commonly prescribed as a first antidiabetic medication.
If biguanides are not effective on their own you may be given alternative medication either instead of, or in addition to, biguanides. The type of medication you are offered could depend on a variety of factors as different medication have different advantages and disadvantages
Generic and branded antidiabetic drugs
A number of generic and branded antidiabetic drugs fall under these types.
* Biguanides are incredibly common and include metformin (Glucophage)
* Sulfonylureas include glipizide (Glucotrol), glyburide (Glynase, Micronase), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), and tolbutamide (Orinase)
* Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors include acarbose (Precose) and miglitol (Glyset)
* Thiazolidinediones, such as pioglitazone (Actos)
* DPP-4 inhibitors such as sitagliptin ( Januvia ), saxagliptin (Onglyza), vildagliptin (Galvus)
* GLP-1 receptor agonists such as exenatide (Byetta) and liraglutide ( Victoza )
Some drugs are combinations of some of these drug types.
One such drug, Eucreas, is a combination of vildagliptin and metformin.
The role of antidiabetic drugs in treatment
Antidiabetic drugs are not designed to cure diabetes, but they help diabetes patients to keep their condition under control and lower the risk of diabetes complications.
Product Details:
Brand | Mixtard 30 HM 100IU/ml Penfill |
Manufacturer | Novo Nordisk India Pvt Ltd |
Packaging Size | 3 ml in 1 penfill |
Packaging Type | Penfill |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Composition | Insulin Isophane/NPH (70%) + Human Insulin/Soluble Insulin (30%) |
Usage | treatment of diabetes mellitus (type 1 and 2) to improve blood sugar control both in adults and chi |
Dose/Strength | Insulin Isophane/NPH (70%) + Human Insulin/Soluble Insulin (30%) |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Form | Injection |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Human Mixtard 70/30 Suspension for Injection 100IU/ml |
Manufacturer | Novo Nordisk India Pvt Ltd |
Dose | 100 Iu/ml |
Packaging Size | 10 ml |
Composition | Insulin Isophane/NPH (70%) + Human Insulin/Soluble Insulin (30%) |
Medicine Type | Finished Product |
Product Details:
Manufacturer | AstraZeneca |
Dose/Strength | 10mg Dapagliflozin |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Packaging Size | 14 tablets in 1 strip |
Usage | Forxiga 10mg Tablet is used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat type 2 diabetes me |
Brand | Forxiga Tablets 10mg Dapagliflozin (10mg) |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Form | Tablet |
Composition | 10mg Dapagliflozin |
Packaging Type | 14 tablets in 1 strip |
Shelf life | 2 year |
Product Details:
Minimum Order Quantity | 10 Piece |
Shelf life | 2 year |
Composition | Insulin Glargine (100IU) |
Manufacturer | Sanofi India Ltd |
Packaging Size | 3 ml in 1 cartridge |
Brand | Lantus 100IU/ml |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Usage | Lantus 100IU/ml Solution for Injection is a long-acting type of insulin used to treat types 1 and 2 |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Form | Injection |
Packaging Type | 3 ml in 1 cartridge |
Treatment | long-acting type of insulin used to treat types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus in both adults and childre |
Dose/Strength | Insulin Glargine (100IU) |
Additional Information:
Product Details:
Strength | 1 mg |
Packaging Size | 1.5 ml |
Packaging Type | Box |
Brand | Ozempic |
Manufacturer | Novo Nordisk |
Ozempic is similar to a hormone that occurs naturally in the body and helps control blood sugar, insulin levels, and digestion.
Ozempic is a pre-filled, disposable, single-patient-use injection pen used along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Ozempic is usually given after other diabetes medicines have been tried without success.
Ozempic is also used to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke or death in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus with known heart disease.
This medicine is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
Product Details:
Usage/Application | used to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) |
Type | Aflibercept is used to treat certain serious eye conditions |
Type Of Surgery | treat certain serious eye conditions |
Treatment Type | Aflibercept works by changing the amount of blood that gets to the retina |
Preferred Mode Of Treatment | Hospitals |
Aflibercept is used to treat certain serious eye conditions (such as wet age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy/macular edema, macular edema following retinal vein occlusion). This medication can help preserve vision and prevent blindness. Aflibercept belongs to a class of drugs known as growth factor inhibitors. It works by slowing the growth of abnormal new blood vessels in the eye and decreasing leakage from these blood vessels.ion can help preserve vision and prevent blindness.
Product Details:
Brand Name | Rybelsus Tablet |
Manufacturer | Novo Nordisk India Pvt Ltd |
Dose | 3mg, 7mg and 14mg |
Packaging Size | 10 tablet in 1 strip |
Packaging Type | Strips |
Composition | Semaglutide (3mg) |
Usage/Application | Type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Form | Tablets |
Rybelsus is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Rybelsus may be used alone or with other medications.
Rybelsus belongs to a class of drugs called Antidiabetics, Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Agonists.
It is not known if Rybelsus is safe and effective in children younger than 18 years of age.
Product Details:
Minimum Glucose Level Measurement Range | 10mg/dl- |
Sample Size | 5 Ul |
Sample Required | 5 Ul |
Sample Volume | 5 Ul |
Sample Quantity | 5 Ul |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Maximum Glucose Level Measurement Range | 600mg/dl |
Product Details:
Composition | Sitagliptin (50mg) + Metformin (500mg) |
Packaging Size | 15 tablets in strip |
Brand | Istamet 50mg/500mg |
Form | Tablet |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Dose/Strength | 50 mg and 500 mg |
Packaging Type | 15 tablets in strip |
Shelf life | 2 year |
Usage | Istamet 50mg/500mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines that control high blood sugar levels in |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Manufacturer | sun pharma |
Product Details:
Storage Conditions | Store in a refrigerator (2 - 8 DegreeC). Do not freeze. |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Form | Injection |
Strength | 100 IU/ml |
Brand | Novorapid FlexPen Insulin Aspart (100IU/ml) |
Manufacturer | Novo Nordisk India Pvt Ltd |
Usage / Application | Personal |
Shelf Life | 2 year |
Product Details:
Brand | Humalog 100IU/ml Solution for Injection |
Manufacturer | Eli Lilly and Company India Pvt Ltd |
Usage / Application | Hospital |
Storage Conditions | Store in a refrigerator (2 - 8 DegreeC). Do not freeze. |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Strength | 100 IU/ml |
Packaging Type | Box |
Product Details:
Brand Name | Glycomet-GP 0.5 Tablet SR |
Manufacturer | USV Ltd |
Dose | Glimepiride (0.5mg) + Metformin (500mg) |
Packaging Size | 10 tablet sr in 1 strip |
Packaging Type | Strips |
Composition | Glimepiride (0.5mg) + Metformin (500mg) |
Form | Tablets |
Product Details:
Form | Injection |
Packaging Size | 3 ml |
Strength | 100 IU/ml |
Composition | 100U/ml |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Form | Tablet |
strength | 2 mg |
Packaging Size | 20 tablet sr in 1 strip |
Usage | type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Composition | Metformin (500mg) |
Packaging type | Stripe |
Prescription/Non Prescription | Prescription |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Dose/Strength | 500 mg |
Packaging size | 10*10 Tablets |
Shelf life | 36 Months |
Brand | Glycomet Gp 2 500 Mg |
Manufacturer | USV |
Brand | Glycomet Gp 2 500 Mg |
Packaging Type | 20 tablet sr in 1 strip |
Product Details:
Form | Tablet |
Strength | 1000 mg |
Dose/Strength | Dapagliflozin (10mg) + Metformin (1000mg) |
Packaging Size | 15*10 Tablets |
Packaging Type | Box |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Form | Tablet |
Manufacturer | Lupin |
Type | Gluconorm-G 0.5 Forte |
Packaging Size | 0.5mgx10 |
Packaging Type | Box |
Consume Type | Oral |
Prescription | Required |
Brand | Gluconorm |
Product Details:
Packaging Type | Box |
Brand | Victoza Solution for Injection |
Usage/Application | Personal |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Dose/Strength | 6 mg/ml |
Packaging Size | 3 ml |
Product Details:
Usage | To Treat Type 2 Diabetes |
Prescription / Non Prescription | Prescription |
Form | Tablets |
Packaging Size | 10*10 Tablets |
Shelf Life | 36 months |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Packaging Type | Box |
Dose/Strength | Glimepiride (2mg) + Metformin (1000mg) + Voglibose (0.2mg) |
Strength | 1000 mg |
Brand | Glycomet Trio Forte 2 Tablet SR |
Manufacturer | USV Ltd |
Product Details:
Brand | Glycomet Trio 1/0.3 Tablet SR |
Shelf life | 36 Months |
strength | 1 mg |
Dose/Strength | Glimepiride (1mg) + Metformin (500mg) + Voglibose (0.3mg) |
Packaging size | 10*10 Tablets |
Form | Tablets |
Manufacturer | USV Ltd |
Prescription/Non Prescription | Prescription |
Usage | To treat type 2 diabetes |
Packaging type | Box |
Product Details:
Brand | Glycomet Trio 1 Tablet SR |
Packaging size | 10*10 Tablets |
Manufacturer | USV Ltd |
Packaging type | Box |
Dose/Strength | Glimepiride (1mg) + Metformin (500mg) + Voglibose (0.2mg) |
Form | Tablets |
Prescription/Non Prescription | Prescription |
strength | 1 mg |
Shelf life | 36 Months |
Usage | To treat type 2 diabetes |
Product Details:
Dose/Strength | Glimepiride (2mg) + Metformin (500mg) + Voglibose (0.3mg) |
Brand | Glycomet Trio 2/0.3 Tablet SR |
Shelf Life | 36 months |
Usage | To Treat Type 2 Diabetes |
Prescription / Non Prescription | Prescription |
Strength | 500 mg |
Packaging Type | Box |
Manufacturer | USV Ltd |
Form | Tablets |
Packaging Size | 10*10 Tablets |
Product Details:
Manufacturer | USV Ltd |
Packaging Type | Box |
Brand | Glycomet Trio 2 Tablet SR |
Shelf Life | 36 months |
Dose/Strength | Glimepiride (2mg) + Metformin (500mg) + Voglibose (0.2mg) |
Form | Tablets |
Usage | To Treat Type 2 Diabetes |
Packaging Size | 10*10 Tablets |
Prescription / Non Prescription | Prescription |
Strength | 500 mg |
Product Details:
Usage | treat type 2 diabetes mellitus |
Manufacturer | USV Ltd |
Dose/Strength | Dapagliflozin (5mg) |
Form | Tablets |
Composition | Dapagliflozin (5mg) |
Packaging Size | 10 tablets in 1 strip |
Brand | Udapa 5 Tablet |
Prescription/Non prescription | Prescription |
Product Details:
Dose/Strength | Dapagliflozin (10mg) + Sitagliptin (100mg) |
Form | Tablets |
Composition | Dapagliflozin (10mg) + Sitagliptin (100mg) |
Packaging Size | 10 tablets per strip |
Packaging Type | 10 tablets per strip |
Brand | st gliptin dapa 10/100 |
Dosage | Dapagliflozin (10mg) + Sitagliptin (100mg) |
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Product Details:
Country of Origin | Made in India |
Brand Name | Bilypsa Tablet |
MANUFACTURER/ MARKETER | Zydus Cadila |
SALT COMPOSITION | Saroglitazar (4mg) |
STORAGE | Store below 30 DegreeC |
USES | used in the treatment of Noncirrhotic Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disea |
Product Details:
Model Name/Number | BG 03 |
Usage/Application | Personal |
Box Contents | 50 test strip |
Features | Helps to measure blood glucose level Provides you with information on how your treatment program aff |
Result Time | 7 sec |
Data Transfer | USB |
Directions For Use | Read the user manual/instruction leaflet carefully before using the strips. However, here is a step- |
Number Of Test Strips | 50 |
Country of Origin | Made in India |